A Love That Stays

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I Choose You, Always

[Intro]

If the whole world fades away,

I'd still be here, I'd still remain.

Through every night, through every scar,

I'll love you just the way you are.

[Verse 1]

I never knew a heart could feel

A kind of love so pure, so real.

Until your eyes met mine one day,

And all my fears just slipped away.

You don't have to hide your tears,

I'll listen to your hopes and fears.

You don't have to pretend you're strong,

With me, your heart can just belong.

[Pre]

I don't need a perfect story,

I don't need a world of gold.

Give me all your little moments,

Give me hands for mine to hold.

[Chorus]

I choose you, always, every day,

In every storm, in every change.

When time has touched our youthful faces,

I'll still find heaven in your embrace.

I don't just love you when you shine,

I'll stand beside you through the night.

No matter where this life may lead,

Your happiness will matter to me.

I choose your heart, I choose your soul,

Not just the parts the world can know.

And if forever means a thousand starts,

I'll choose you with my whole heart.

[Verse 2]

I want to know the dreams you keep,

The thoughts you never say aloud.

The little things that make you smile,

The days you feel lost in the crowd.

I'll never ask you to be smaller,

So my own light can shine more bright.

I'll celebrate the woman you become,

And love your freedom as your right.

We'll have our days of disagreement,

Words we wish we'd said another way.

But I'll choose patience over pride,

And never let respect fade away.

[Pre]

I won't promise skies without rain,

Or a life without a single tear.

I'll promise that we'll talk things through,

And meet each other with hearts sincere.

[Chorus]

I choose you, always, every day,

In every storm, in every change.

When time has touched our youthful faces,

I'll still find heaven in your embrace.

I don't just love you when you shine,

I'll stand beside you through the night.

No matter where this life may lead,

Your happiness will matter to me.

I choose your heart, I choose your soul,

Not just the parts the world can know.

And if forever means a thousand starts,

I'll choose you with my whole heart.

[Bridge]

And if one day your dreams take you

To places far beyond my own,

I'll never ask you to stop growing,

Or make you feel you stand alone.

I want to be your safest shelter,

Not the walls that hold you in.

The hand that you can reach for freely,

The love that listens, not just wins.

And when our hair turns silver, darling,

When our footsteps become slow,

I'll hold your hand beneath the evening sky,

Still loving the girl I used to know.

[Chorus]

I'll choose you when the stars are shining,

I'll choose you when the skies turn grey.

I'll choose the truth when lies seem easier,

And choose to love you the honest way.

Not out of fear of being lonely,

Not because I need someone to stay.

But because I know your heart, my love,

And I'd choose you anyway.

I choose your laughter, choose your tears,

Your changing dreams through all the years.

No perfect words, no grand display,

Just a faithful love that finds its way.

[Outro]

If I could live a thousand lifetimes,

And each one brought me back to you,

I'd find you in a million different worlds,

And fall in love with you anew.

Not just today,

Not just tonight,

But with a love that's patient,

Honest, gentle, and alive.

My love, through every change we go through...

I'd choose you.

Always you.